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For the benefit of those considering a PPL(A) and wanting to know time and cost, I’m sharing my experience based upon detailed records I kept. This is just my way through it, yours may differ, but I hope it gives you some insight and food for...

I know i've read it here somewhere....but naturally now I can't find it.

After airlaw, what do people recommend as the next exam? I've heard both operational procedures or human factors.......but would be grateful for advice.

For a while I've been meaning to put together a little compilation of "stuff that helped" while I was learning to fly. I got around to it in the end (almost a year after getting the PPL...) and the result is now here(PDF) .

It's less a...

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Im sure this has been asked before but I have always wanted to learn to fly and have always put it off due to money. Iv decided to go for it but I’m stuck between microlight it ppl.

If I did ppl I could do 1 lesson a month and if I did...

Hi all, please forgive me as I’m sure this will have been posted about before but, I’m currently looking at learning to fly and having done the appropriate amount of googling and been none the wiser I figure it’s time to ask. I had a pretty decent...

What would be the best slide rule to buy if just starting out in the UK

Hi all,

I am new to the forum and quite new to flying, so apologies if this is a stupid question! I am trying to study from home, but i am now getting frustrated and cannot find the answer i need!

So, i have just started unplanned diversions, i am...

Hi all

Hopefully I'm coming to the end of the PPL training and I'm about to do a mock skills test.

As part of the NAV test my instructor has asked me to fly to a destination which is both within a MATZ and Military ATZ. I'm also due to fly the...

Hi all, quick question as I am having a complete brain fade!!!! The process for recovery of an impending stall on the base to final turn is -

Pitch, power then roll?

Thanks,

B :roll:

I have my PPL skills test in a few days.

I've gone over the W&B for the C152 I'll be conducting the test in a couple of times. Each time the airplane is slightly out of the COG gross weight/datum limits (beyond the envelope marked on the...

Hi all - new to this forum.

Interested in learning to fly a helicopter -pleasure only.

Can anyone point me in the right direction - what exams I have to take (so I can buy the books)

Haven’t got my PPL so starting from scratch

Any info at all...

Hi! I think there are many experienced pilots or FI-s are here to give me some advise please.
I ve read my PPL book completely. Ok.
But I ve found way too much apps to help beginners... which ones I choose for learning more and practice tests etc??...

Hi all very newbie question and this is my first post - so be gentle.

I have a chance of buying ppl books 1 - 5 but fairly old editions.

Would this be ok or is it better to buy 2017 or 2018 ?

Many thanks

Trying to book my Class 2 Medical and have been advised I need to get the MED162 form filled in. I went into the Specsavers I have my eye test done 3 weeks ago and handed them the form to fill in. Was greeted with a blank look and after waiting...

Hey guys, a broad query for you

I've just passed my skills test so hope to have the magic license in my hand before too long. It's a LAPL so can't carry passengers until 10 hours after getting the license in my hand, so want to use the time while...

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2016 and Im flying a couple of times a week, all exams completed, radio and QXC done in 44 hours and im test ready. Im also enquiring about local groups to join once passed.

**Work load increases ( I run 2 small businesses) **

2017 I manage 3...

I sat my first exam this afternoon! was pretty nervous but I got a pass so will get stuck into some more next week.

have to say that the PPL tutor app was good for revision.

one down, eight more to go!

It’s been a long, long time since I posted on here, I found the site a great resource during my time and some of the advice I was given on here was second to none, however it became a little awkward after it became apparent there was a number of...

I am a student pilot, post solo, and caught out by the Biggin Hill Airport "lets kill off the flying schools" strategy. Can anyone recommend Derek Davidson for flying training, I can see he has excellent reviews on ground school, but...

Hi all,

I have recently started my PPL and have completed a trail flight plus 4 lessons totalling 4.5hrs flying time. I’ve had 3 instructors so far and am concerned that my rate of progress is rather slow despite the instructors all telling me my...

I'm looking to upgrade my LAPL (A) TMG to a full PPL (A) and I'm thinking of giving Airbourne Aviation a try. Although Old Sarum is just up the road, Popham isn't too far. They seem to be a smaller club with fewer instructors but better availability...

Hello,
While studying for the ppl exams (exam fees, books...), which other fees should I consider as regular expenses after having the ppl? i.e. annual medical, any particular membership I must have i.e. aopa, flying hours after having the ppl i.e....

Just a quick question, would any of you that have already gone through with training recommend enrolling in these airliners future pilot programmes even though they’re quite expensive or would you say normal flights school are fine. Thanks!!

Did my first landing this week.
Wasn't expecting to do a landing yet as only on early lessons but I had a fab instructor who encouraged me to do the final turns to line up and then he just decided I was doing well, conditions were good and with...

Hi there,

I am new to the forum so hoping it is okay to create a new post!

I am looking for some help/advice.

I am currently working towards getting my PPL, have been for a few years and now starting to get closer and closer. I have recently been...

So that's my QXC completed. All went well, Andrewsfield - Norwich - Conington - Andrewsfield. Some quite strong crosswinds from the north and on my right, but managed it without any real problems.

Flight skills test now booked - gulp! I didn't...

Morning everyone,

There are plenty of intensive (~4 weeks) PPL courses in the UK (PPL cruiser, Derek Davidson, etc). A part from the fact that some will argue that 4 weeks is too rushed, how is it possible given the weather in the UK? I'm trying to...

Hi,

Just looking for a bit of advisory on this one. With ambitions on doing my ATPL integrated next year, possibly, but until then I'd like to get some hours under my belt before making the big jump right into CPL ground school and flying. I have...

Hi Guys,

I know this has been asked a few times, but I'm struggling to find some concrete answers.

I'm a student at about 22 hours so need to start deciding which route to take. The school owner is pushing the LAPL route but I always felt that I...

Here goes...

I'm 34 years old, married with 2 young daughters and live in west central Scotland. I like most on here have been obsessed with planes and aviation all my life.

I've had a few trial lying lessons at both Glasgow and Prestwick...

Hi,

I'm licensed but thought I'd ask this in the safety of the friendly student forum! The vast majority of my (fairly limited) flight time has been at a simple AFIS airfield with a taxiway at either end of the runway, but I've recently started...

Hi Guys! I 've just started flying and filling out my logbook after instruction flights... I keep my logbook in the flightschool and always photograph for safety.
but I want to have a digital copy in my phone / in the cloud. For safety (if it get...

After some time out of the cockpit Im looking for some advice on what it will take to return.

I passed my PPL in 2009 (JAA FCL) but almost immediately afterwards my wife became very ill and I never flew again after my test was completed. She is now...

I'm about to set forth on my solo navs, and of course will be doing these in the traditional manner using chart planning, references, and whizz wheel etc.

Although I am a great believer in not being reliant upon new technologies in the cockpit, for...

I'm getting towards the end of my training for a LAPL.

I understand after I pass my skills test and get my license I will need to do 10 hours PIC before I can take passengers.

I also understand that I can do some more hours dual and solo (and...

Hi guys does anyone have a copy of a mock RT test paper ?

Many thanks

So I've got my 9th and final written exam booked for Monday, I'm just wondering if someone could let me know roughly what to expect in terms of format etc.

I'm fairly sure I'm ready for it - I've read the book, been doing **** practice tests...

Let's say both pilots of an airliner are incapacitated.
The airplane crew start asking: - Can ayone fly the plane?
Let's say I volounteer.
Assuming a successful landing, can I log this hours in my logbook?
Does that time count towards the 45h I...

Hey guys, I have a question over sitting my last exam, which will be Met.

I need to sit the exam before or on 30th June, as that's when my 18 months is up (since sitting first exam)

I'm hoping to sit the exam this Sunday, 17th and this will be the...

Hello,

I am looking to start pilot training and I’ve been doing my research, and I’ve seen a lot of the courses talking about achieving an a320 type rating that allows you to fly the a320. However if I wanted to become a long haul pilot would I...

I fly an open cockpit gyroplane and use Sky Deamon but with a chart tucked away in the storage pocket. However, if I had to get the chart out in the air, I think I might struggle.

I keep a folded section of the chart in the clear plastic leg pocket...

Hi all, I'm just 8 hours into my PPL training. I have a degree of hearing loss and wear hearing aids. I recently bought new, in-ear aids to work better with my SEHT non-ANR headset. While I can hear the radio loud and clear, my instructor's voice...

Hi all,

I have my written IR(R) ground exam coming up in the next week. To date I’ve been using the Instrument Flying Book 5, getting reacquainted with the Whizz Wheel as I’ve heard there are a fair few PLOG style questions. I’ve loosely been using...

I noticed today on approach that within my AFE Pre-Landing checks that there is no mention of turning on landing lights.

Does anyone have any idea why this is? I appreciate it's obvious but surely nothing is too obvious to be excluded from a...

Hey!

My math is dreadful and I mean really bad, I passed my GCSE though but I have been looking around online and dabbling in some online tests that use aviation style questions that I can expect. For some I can somewhat quickly determine what...

Having been interested in flying from a very young age, and with aspirations of going into an aerospace-engineering career, I'm considering taking flying lessons in order to gain my light aircraft pilot's license.

Currently have only 2 dual flight...

Hi flyers

I have c. 80 hours total time lapsed JAR PPL SEP rating, in my late forties, thinking of a career change from Finance.

I realise I am probably too old to join an airline in the right hand seat e.g. of an A320 or 737-800 but this is...